Recollections of the Mormons, 1897.

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Recollections of the Mormons, 1897.

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Facsimile copy of Thomas L. Barnes' memoir of his time among Mormons near Carthage, Illinois. Centers around the imprisonment and death of Joseph Smith and its aftermath. Written as a letter to Barnes' daughter, Miranda Haskett.

1 bound facsimile.

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Barnes, Thomas L. (Thomas Langley), 1812-1901

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Physician. From the description of Letters, 1897. (Utah Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 122487159 Thomas L. Barnes was born in North Carolina in 1812. He served as a medical officer during the Black Hawk War and was a member of the Carthage Grays that guarded Joseph Smith when he was imprisoned at Carthage, Illinois. Barnes was also said to have performed Smith's autopsy. In 1854 Barnes traveled briefly to Salt Lake City, where he escaped an attack by Mormons who re...

Smith, Joseph, jr., 1805-1844

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